LONDON : Tottenham Hotspur had to settle for a 1-1 draw at home to Eintracht Frankfurt in a lively first leg of their Europa League quarter-final on Thursday, with Pedro Porro cancelling out the visitors’ early opener by Hugo Ekitike.
Eintracht, the 2022 winners, took a sixth-minute lead through striker Ekitike, who slotted home from outside the box into the bottom right corner.
Porro levelled for Tottenham 20 minutes later, flicking the ball in with a smooth finish from close range.
The second leg will be played on April 17 and the winners will face either Lazio or Norway’s Bodo/Glimt for a spot in the final in Bilbao. Bodo won the first leg 2-0 earlier on Thursday.
